COVID-19 Response Fund

COVID-19 Response Fund is sponsored by Omaha Community Foundation. This collaborative fund deploys resources to local nonprofit organizations addressing urgent needs due to COVID-19, with focus areas including emergency housing, financial assistance, seniors, food security, and healthcare.

COVID-19 Response Fund - Omaha Community Foundation Your partner in philanthropy. SEE advisor resources A collaborative, community response to deploy resources to local nonprofit organizations We launched the COVID-19 Response Fund on March 13, 2020, two days after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Over 6,5000 community members gave a total of $1.

5 million to the fund, helping 51 local nonprofits address urgent needs. Download the COVID-19 Impact Report For the COVID-19 Response Fund, we worked with several local partners across sectors to understand how organizations were providing important safety nets to those most vulnerable in the metro area.

Together, we identified five focus areas, and the following nonprofits received grants: EMERGENCY HOUSING – $114,500 New Visions Homeless Services FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE – $501,400 Benson Area Refugee Taskforce Ethiopian Community Association International Council for Refugees & Immigrants Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Nebraska Kidney Association Refugee Empowerment Center Intercultural Senior Center Nebraska Urban Indian Health Coalition Food Bank of the Heartland Heartland United for Puerto Rico North Omaha Neighborhood Association Simple Foundation Center for Holistic Development Charles Drew Health Center Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative One World Community Health Centers Project Harmony Visiting Nurses Association FAQ: COVID-19 Response Fund Community Resilience Fund & Covid-19 Douglas County CARES Act Grant Program Douglas County Food Services Stimulus Community Resilience Fund The Community Resilience Fund operates on an as-needed basis to provide timely, flexible grantmaking when unexpected and urgent needs arise in our community.

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